Pendulum swing

AI is the next swing of a pendulum.

The 70s and 80s were filled with too much supply of trade workers and craftsmen, the pendulum swung to more demand for tech workers after the personal computer was built.

Now the pendulum is moving again, evident by the massive wave of layoffs plaguing the workplace.

There are too many of “this” (tech workers to man the machine) and not enough of “that” (trade workers to keep the offices cushy).

In a decade or so, the pendulum will swing again.